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Eric Muhr via unsplashMany rural counties in the West rely on a federal program to help fund schools, roads and law enforcement. But they could see their last payment weeks from now.
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California will send out roughly 5.7 million Golden State Stimulus payments of $600 to residents struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic. For most recipients, the money could come in as soon as a month.
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There’s only one public bank in the United States. It’s in North Dakota, and it was built over a hundred years ago. Now, some people in Humboldt County are working to open another.
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Scammers have taken a variety of angles during the pandemic to steal personal information. Now that a vaccine is out, cyber scams are on the rise.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $227 billion California spending plan is setting records in more ways than one.
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In the pandemic, a third of Americans struggle to pay usual costs, even some earning over $100,000. But living on the edge financially is nothing new in the U.S. Three households share their budgets.
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During the statewide eviction moratorium, landlords cannot evict a tenant for not paying rent. Some tenant advocates say this has resulted in increased reports of tenant harassment.
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U.S. employers added just 245,000 jobs last month as the runaway pandemic continued to weigh on hiring. The unemployment rate fell to 6.7% from 6.9% in October.
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Many Americans who've lost income in the pandemic are falling deeper into debt — forced to pay bills or even their rent on credit cards. It's a sign of trouble ahead for the economy.
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After the Great Recession, California signed an exclusive contract with Bank of America to distribute unemployment benefits through prepaid debit cards. A CalMatters investigation reveals that, to this day, no one knows how much the bank made off the deal. Lawmakers are examining the bank's role in mass account freezes and untold amounts of missing money for thousands of struggling, jobless Californians — as well as where the bank may have failed to keep unemployment money safe from fraud.
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In what appears to be the latest problem at the besieged state Employment Development Department, unemployed Californians say their accounts are being erroneously frozen.
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The pandemic economy is squeezing families with kids: 74% of those earning less than $100,000 report serious financial woes, in an NPR poll. Experts worry about lasting impacts on kids' mental health.
